Новости за 12.09.2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A planning committee is seeking public input about how to transform riverfront along the Missouri River between Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa. About 200 people attended a Riverfront Revitalization Planning Committee meeting Monday to share what they’d like to see on a large strip of the riverfront, the Omaha World-Herald reported […]

EUFAULA, Ala. (AP) — A 35-year-old Alabama woman has been arrested for murder in connection to an April 28 crash that killed a little girl and injured five others. WSFA-TV reports Karen C. Frost, of Eufaula, was driving a car that crossed the median before hitting another vehicle that Friday night. The 10-year-old girl was […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — US says 2 more Americans suffered health effects from unexplained attacks in Cuba, raising total to 21.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina teen has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison after admitting he shot a police officer while wearing a bulletproof vest. Mecklenburg County District Attorney Andrew Murray said 19-year-old Greyson Ferrell ambushed the Cornelius police officer who was called to a home to investigate a domestic […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Irma’s devastating storm surge came with weird twists that scientists attribute to the storm’s girth, path and some geographic quirks. A combination of storm surge, heavy rains and swollen rivers sent some of the worst flooding into Jacksonville, Florida, even though Irma roared into the opposite end of the state, […]

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s police services told the Canadian government Tuesday that there is no chance they will be ready to enforce new laws for nationwide legalized marijuana by next summer. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police already wrote to the federal government this week officially requesting a delay in implementation of the plan […]

DALLAS (AP) — A 45-year-old North Texas man who was vice president of a Dallas County non-profit housing agency created decades ago to combat poverty has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud for defrauding homeowners he was supposed to be helping get mortgages and prevent foreclosures. Federal prosecutors say Francisco Javier Gonzalez, of […]

Quandary: Have emission system repaired, or take the buyback money?

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — A senior at the Air Force Academy has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and taking cellphone images of unclothed civilians without their consent. KRDO-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2fftQyS) cadet Jacob Cook entered his plea Tuesday during a military trial at the academy. In exchange for Cook’s guilty plea, prosecutors […]

BOSTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is introducing legislation aimed at preventing the development of a new intermediate-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Warren said Tuesday any push to research the weapon should be delayed until after the Department of Defense says the weapon is needed. The Massachusetts Democrat introduced the bill with […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation says it will put up warning signs along a dust-prone stretch of I-10 near the Arizona-New Mexico border where many people have died. KOAT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2wVHFNa ) the state is spending $5 million on the warning system. The signs will tell drivers what precautions to […]

HARRISBURG, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation says a man who was evacuating Florida due to Hurricane Irma was shot and killed at a hospital. Special Agent In Charge Audria Bridges said in a news release that police in Huntersville responded to a call from Novant Health Medical Center around 11:40 p.m. […]

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — More than 30 protesters with teddy bears and a sign reading “Yogi Bear says no to guns” showed up as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos toured a school in Casper. Those are references to DeVos’ remarks earlier this year that a school in Wyoming might need to have guns for defense if […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Hopis are voting Thursday to narrow the list of candidates for the tribe’s top two elected offices. The top two vote-getters in the chairman and vice chairman races move on to the Nov. 9 general election. Whoever is chosen will lead the small northern Arizona tribe at a time when it’s […]

City Council President Bruce Harrell will become interim mayor once Ed Murray’s resignation becomes effective at 5 p.m. Wednesday. He will then have five days to decide if he will serve out the remainder of Murray’s term.

The Seahawks and Patriots took big falls after losses in Week 1. Here's a look at Bob Condotta's NFL Power Rankings after one week of action.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars. The government’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit Sept. 11 $20,130,085 Statutory debt limit –Suspended– Total public debt outstanding Sept. 11 $20,165,693 Operating balance Sept. 11 $78,289 Interest fiscal year 2017 thru July $249,302 […]

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A man accused of driving into a group of people in Minnesota allegedly told police that he was assaulted by several men and hit them so he wouldn’t get beat up. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday charges 21-year-old Juan Carlos Lamas Jr. with multiple counts, including assault, criminal vehicular operation and […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Five retired judges will lead an inquiry into the death penalty case of Marcellus Williams. Gov. Eric Greitens appointed the board of inquiry Tuesday to consider whether Williams should be executed for the 1998 death of former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Lisha Gayle. Greitens issued a stay of execution in […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The families of two UPS drivers killed by a co-worker have filed a lawsuit alleging the shooting should have been prevented. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2wnxmNv) relatives of Benson Louie and Michael Lefiti on Tuesday sued United Parcel Service, Allied Universal Security Services, and the owner of the building. On […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a judge has upheld his explanation of a proposed ballot measure that would cap the amount state agencies could pay for prescription drugs. Jackley said Tuesday that Circuit Court Judge Mark Barnett denied a request to have his office rewrite the explanation. Drug companies […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gwen Norville, a deputy secretary in the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, has died after a brief illness. She was 55. Department Secretary Erik Hooks said Norville, who was 55, died Monday. Spokesman Jerry Higgins said she died of cardiac arrest. Norville was named deputy secretary in May for the […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A government report is forecasting that the Kansas farmers will harvest smaller corn and sorghum crops this fall. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said Tuesday that the state’s corn production is expected to come in at 665 million bushels. That is down 5 percent from last year. A far bigger downturn […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of former students who say they were swindled by for-profit colleges are being left in limbo as the Trump administration delays action on requests for loan forgiveness, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Education Department is sitting on more than 65,000 unapproved claims as it […]

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has resigned hours after a fifth man — a relative — made public allegations Murray molested him when he was a child.